Atomically precise pieces of matter of nanometer dimensions composed of noble metals are
new categories of materials with many unusual properties. Over 100 molecules of this kind …

Small, negatively charged gold clusters isolated in vacuum can oxidize CO via electron-
transfer-mediated activation of O2. This suggests that Au clusters can act as aerobic …

Thiolate-protected gold clusters (Au n (SR) m) have received significant attention as new
functional nanomaterials because they exhibit size-specific physical and chemical …

Solving the total structures of gold nanoclusters is of critical importance for understanding
their electronic, optical and catalytic properties. Herein, we report the X-ray structure of a …

Partially thiolated atomically precise Au cluster catalysts were developed by controlled
calcination of presynthesized thiolate-protected Au clusters on a porous carbon support. X …

Size-selected clusters containing a handful of atoms may possess noble catalytic properties
different from nano-sized or bulk catalysts. Size-and composition-selected clusters can also …

Single Pd atom doped Au23Pd1 clusters stabilized by polyvinylpyrrolidone (Au23Pd1: PVP)
were selectively synthesized by kinetically controlled coreduction of the Au and Pd precursor …

Ultrasmall bimetallic nanoclusters (or bi‐MNCs for short) have recently emerged as a new
class of multi‐functional nanoparticles due to their ultrasmall size (typically below 2 nm) …

We have recently succeeded in loading extremely small monodisperse gold clusters
(1.2±0.3 nm) as cocatalysts on a water-splitting BaLa4Ti4O15 photocatalyst using a …

Single-atom doping, which is the primary step toward multimetallization, on atomically size-
controlled metal nanoclusters facilitates the elucidation of doping effects on catalysis …